Parish Religious Education Program 2017-2018

Announcements

All children preparing for First Eucharist are asked to attend a morning retreat on Saturday, March 25th from 9:30 am– 12:30 pm. Each child should be accompanied by one parent. We open the retreat in prayer in our Church, and then have the opportunity for liturgical "show and tell", and "taste and see" with unconsecrated hosts. We will then move to the school cafeteria, where children will pick-up their materials for the day and banners.

We will have our Family Life Retreat for our children in grades Kindergarten- Fourth on Saturday, February 24th and for Fifth-Seventh on Saturday, March 10th. Each day will run from 9:00 am- 12:00 pm in the Parish School and Parish Center. This program fulfills the diocesan requirement for child safety and protection, and all children should attend. Materials are provided based on age, and not Catechetical level.

On Friday, March 9th, the children of the parish, along with the Children's Choir, will lead the parish in praying the Stations of the Cross. This expression of our faith during the Lenten season is a perfect opportunity to experience a different form of prayer. We are looking for children of our parish, especially in middle school, to volunteer to lead as readers, candle and cross bearers. Stations will begin at 7:00 pm however, we ask that children participating arrive at 6:00 pm to read through their parts and prepare for the evening. Please email jmcguire@stpaulsofprinceton.org if your child is interested in participating.

Save the date. St. Paul Parish will host our annual VBC from Monday, July 9th-Friday, July 13th from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon. All children from 3 1/2-9 years old are welcome to participate as campers, and teens are welcome as volunteers. This year's theme will be Cool Kingdom Party: Mary Leads Me Closer to Jesus. This year registration will be $55 per child, because each family will be provided with the Bible Camp Audio CD on the last day. If you would like more information please contact jmcguire@stpaulsofprinceton.org.

On weeks when One8 Confirmation meets there will be no Tuesday PREP the Tuesday following (though students should complete homework listed on those weeks). Weeks following Friday One8, Tuesday PREP will be held. Please see December, One8 meets on December 1st, and Tuesday PREP is held on December 5th. Thank you for making note of this.